HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-30-1989 City Council Minutes MINUTES
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Monday, October 30, 1989 - 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Community Center Arts and Crafts Room, 19655 Allendale
Ave.
TYPE:~ Joint Meeting with Planning Commission
Planning Commissioners Present: Burger, Kolstad, Moran,
Siegfried, Tappan, Tucker; Commissioner Harris absent.
City Councilmembers Present: Anderson, Peterson, Stutzman, Mayor
Clevenger; Councilmember Moyles absent.
Mayor Clevenger and Councilman Peterson reported on events for
Celebrate!Saratoga.
1. Establishment of Neighborhood Character Criteria - Amending
the Design Review Process
Planning Director Emslie reported on Commission direction to
begin to establish neighborhood character for the various
neighborhoods in the City to use as part of the design review
process. Need for this approach was confirmed by various members
of the Commission and the Council.
2. Open Space Policy Survey Instrument
Councilman Peterson reiterated the original intent of the City
Council to have the study focus on open space policies--how much
open space Saratogans want and what they are willing to pay for
it rather than going into depth over issues of current parks and
recreation facilities and their use. Mr. Emslie indicated that
the consultant has cut down the recreation and park question to
three generally open-ended questions on current facilities and
their use.
Mayor Clevenger suggested that if the consultant's revisions are
available they could be reviewed by the Council on November 1.
Need to address the "feel" of the City vis-a-vis open space for
Saratoga. Need to differentiate between recreation space and
open space and preserving these resources in the survey
instrument.
commissioner Siegfried reported on the Paseo de Saratoga General
Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Report for San Jose
before the San Jose Planning Commission. City needs to mobilize
citizens and resources to fight this proposed change. Need to
schedule this for next West Valley Mayors and Managers Meeting.
Impacts from this change would affect Campbell, Saratoga and West
San Jose. Mayor Clevenger to contact Councilwoman Ryden to feel
her out as to her attitude toward this project. Commission to
agendize a study session on this item to involve Saratoga area
residents in what is proposed near their neighborhoods in the
City of San Jose.
3. Odd Fellows - San Marcos Heights Decision and Potential for
senior care Facility
Mayor Clevenger related how this issue had been raised as a part
of the decision the Council made in upholding the decision of the
Commission. Representatives of Rogers and Brooks and Ron Cook
for Odd Fellows indicated they would be agreeable to looking at
such an option. There was an expression that the political
issues would have to be addressed if this idea is to go forward.
4. Council-Commission Relations and Communication
Mayor Clevenger asked the group to talk about the feelings
between Commissioners and Councilmembers over'the Velinsky
decision. A lengthy discussion ensued.
1. Overall Status of Rt. 85 Freeway Project - Deferred to later
date.
2. Roundtable Discussion on Congestion Management, Organization
and Planning - Deferred to'later date.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
RespectSully submitted,
Harry R. P o
City Clerk.